US 12,148,283 B2
Indicator device
Robert West, Bradenton, FL (US); and Craig Bennett, Bradenton, FL (US)
Assigned to CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., Thorofare, NJ (US)
Appl. No. 18/015,191
Filed by CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC., Thorofare, NJ (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 9, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/041068
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 9, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/011248, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/050,268, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0260385 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/182 (2013.01) [G08B 21/22 (2013.01)] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An indicator device for detecting the presence of another device and alerting a user of the indicator device, the indicator device comprising:
a housing comprising a substantially planar body;
an electrical power source;
a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of the other device within a spherical range of the indicator device; and
one or more indicator elements operable to alert the user of the indicator device;
wherein the proximity sensor is configured to operate the, or each, indicator element if the distance between the indicator device and the other device is below a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is a radius of the spherical range.